Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a person charged with the commission of a crime defined in section 9, or an attempt to commit the crime, is liable on conviction to more than 15 years imprisonment, proceedings for a charge of the offence may be taken summarily.
Editor's note—
section 9 (Possessing dangerous drugs)
Note—
It is open to the director of public prosecutions to issue guidelines for deciding whether to take proceedings summarily under subsection (1). (See the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1984, section 11 (Powers of director).)
(2) Proceedings may not be taken summarily if the prosecution alleges that the possession the subject of the charge was for a commercial purpose.
(3) A person against whom proceedings are taken summarily under this section is liable, on conviction, to not more than 3 years imprisonment.